Thursday marks one year since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed while entering an investor conference in New York City.

The big picture: The slaying of the Twin Cities resident on a busy street shocked the country, sparking national conversations about both security for high-profile executives and the insurance industry more broadly. • While many condemned the brazen murder, the killing unleashed a wave of social media-fueled rage against health insurers.

Flashback: The 50-year-old Thompson, who led the insurance division of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, died Dec. 4, 2024, after a masked man opened fire at him outside a hotel. • Five days later, authorities arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania.

Where it stands: Mangione, wh

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